Food Service Worker I

Please Note:
As per Article 16.11, Regular Float/Vacation Relief Position. Rotation will vary according to line being covered. Where appropriate, a float pool employee may be required to perform work at more than one work site of the Employer.

Why Fraser Health?:
**Why Fraser Health?**

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a
**Relief**
**Part**
**Time - Food Service Worker I** to join our team at
**Ridge Meadows Hospital** located in
**Maple Ridge**
**, B.C. **We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

**Come work with us**

Fraser Health is proudly recognized as a BC Top Employer. Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

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Detailed Overview:
Under the supervision of the Manager, Food & Nurition services or designate, performs tasks related to the preparation, portioning, assembly, transportation and delivery of foods; performs related cleaning duties in work area as assigned; works from oral and written instructions according to established policies and procedures; works in accordance with departmental standards including sanitation/safety practice and participates in the department Quality Improvement Program.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assembles patient/resident meal trays according to menus; serves meals to Extended Care Unit (ECU) residents in the dining room.
- Assembles and /or portions salads, sandwiches, beverages, desserts and miscellaneous items according to established methods and standards.
- Loads, delivers collects and unloads meal service carts; clears and cleans dining room tables in the ECUs.
- Makes beverages and food items such as coffee, tea and toast in the ECU; portions foods for patients and residents according to specified requirements.
- Washes, peels and stores vegetables & fruit.
- Strips, racks and washes items such as dishes, pots, pans, utensils either by hand or machine; loads and unloads dishwasher, operates and cleans dishmachine, cleans waste disposer and surrounding area; stacks clean dishes and utensils.
- Delivers and retrieves food, supplies and equipment to assigned areas utilizing prescribed physical techniques.
- Assembles, portions, labels and delivers nourishments or other items to nursing stations, patient's rooms or other specific locations.
- Performs cleaning duties such as sweeping and damp mopping floors, cleaning countertops and sinks, spot washes walls and splash areas; removes soiled linen and garbage from work area.
- Follows HACCP protocol and records temperatures as per HACCP regulations.
- Participates in departmental meetings and activities and provides input; attends in-service sessions as required.
- Performs clerical duties such as answering the telephone, filing, writing information on menu cards and checking cards against lists.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
**Education and Experience**
Grade 10 or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current Food Safe Level I certificate.

**Skills and Abilities**
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal effectively with others.
- Ability to organize work.
- Physical ability to ca